Hi! I’m a journalist at The Verge. I cover consumer tech, artificial intelligence, video games, and more.
Below are select highlights of my work. You can see all of my writing for The Verge on my author page. On Bluesky, I’m jaypeters.net. On Threads, I’m @jaypeters.11.
Epic has a plan for the rest of the decade
I attended Unreal Fest Seattle 2024 and was able to interview Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, EVP Saxs Persson, VP Steve Allison, and others. This is my wrap-up post from the event.
Welcome to Meta’s future, where everyone wears cameras
I attended Meta Connect 2024 and was struck by how many people were wearing the Ray-Ban Meta glasses with cameras.
Metaphor: ReFantazio continues Persona’s great handheld heritage
I wrote about how Atlus’ Metaphor: ReFantazio is yet another great portable RPG.
How Reddit crushed the biggest protest in its history
Elon Musk’s Twitter, one year later
Former Kotaku writers are launching a new video game site — and they own it this time
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman isn’t backing down: our full interview
Blizzard’s president on the studio’s ‘new era’ under Xbox (interview with now-former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra)
Limited Run gives digital games a physical legacy (interview with Limited Run Games CEO Josh Fairhurst)
Wilmot Works It Out is the best parts of jigsaw puzzles, but faster and cleaner
Shogun Showdown makes you feel like a genius by showing you the future
Before Your Eyes is a beautiful showcase of what VR storytelling can be
CBS News: Bluesky picking up steam as alternative to X
CNBC Last Call segment about Kai Cenat’s chaotic giveaway in Union Square
CBC News: ELI5: What’s the deal with the Reddit blackout? | About That
TikTok video about the one-year anniversary of Elon Musk owning Twitter
Instagram video about Linda Yaccarino and Yoel Roth at Code 2023
A Vergecast episode about the protests on Reddit in 2023
Before The Verge, I worked at Techmeme and WE Communications.
I drafted accepted emoji proposals for:
🫡 Saluting Face (one of two accepted proposals for Saluting Face)
🫧 Bubbles
🧇 Waffle
🥱 Yawning Face
I also wrote a story for The Verge about how I made the yawning face and waffle emoji.
I like to run long distances and have completed four marathons:
In 2010, I played bass drum for the University of Oregon Marching Band and nearly ran over a camera person at the Rose Bowl.